Ford and other firms to miss Paris Motor Show

If one of the world's biggest car manufacturers decides not to attend one of the world's most prestigious motor shows, should the organisers be getting worried?
The Mondial de l'Automobile, also known as the Paris Motor Show, gets under way today. For 16 days, it will play host to the great and good of the global motor industry.
First held in 1898, it now takes place once every two years, alternating with the equally high-profile Frankfurt Motor Show.
Traditionally, it provides an opportunity for manufacturers to wheel out their gleaming new models, indulge their engineers' flights of fancy... read more

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